人无完人

人無完人

rénwú-wánrén

idiom

Meanings

1 nobody is perfect
2 everyone has their flaws

Characters

complete / perfect

Examples

HSK 7-9

人无完人,谁都会犯错。

Rénwú-wánrén, shéi dōuhuì fàncuò.

Nobody is perfect - everyone makes mistakes.

HSK 7-9

不要对自己太苛刻,人无完人嘛。

Búyào duì zìjǐ tài kēkè, rénwú-wánrén ma.

Don't be so hard on yourself - nobody's perfect.

Tips

usage

Often paired with 金无足赤 (jīn wú zú chì, "there is no pure gold") in the couplet 金无足赤，人无完人 the full form underlines the "just as pure gold does not exist, neither do flawless people" logic.

Stroke Order

人 rén

无 wú

完 wán